Combination tool



v C. SATTLER COMBINATION TOUL Filed March 8 1924' ATTORNEY wrrNESS= Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNHTED STATS CHARLES SATTLER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBNATION TOOL.

Application filed March 8, 1924. Serial No. 697,799.

To 'all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SATTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Tmprovements in Combination Tools, of

y which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination tool and valve cap for use in connection with pneumatic tire valves.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a pair of co-acting parts which may be used as a die and tap for resharpening the exterior or interior threads of a valve casing should the same become worn, and when not used for this purpose, 'the parts may be assembled and applied to the end of the valve casing for sealing the saine against leakage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which includes a means for removingthe valve stem from the casing and a means for holding the valve stem in an open position to permit the air in a tire to be exhausted.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention showing the parts separated.

Figure 2 is a detail vertical sectional view through a portion of a tire valve showing the parts assembled and in use for cleaning the exterior threads of a valve casing.

Figure 3 is a similar' view but showing the manner of rethreading or cleaning the interior thread of a valve casing.

Figure 4 is a similar view but showing the manner of reaming the top edge of the valve casing after the same has been rethreaded.

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the manner of removing the valve stem.

Figure 6 is a similar view but showing the manner of holding the valve stem unseated to permit the air in the tire to be4 on the line 8 8 of Figure 'i'.

Figure 9 is an end elevation of one of the parts.

Referring more particularly to the draw` ing, my invention in its entirety includes two co-acting parts 11 and 12. The part 11 is in the form of a cap, internally screwthreaded as at 13, and is slotted 'from the open end as at 14 to a point adjacent an external milled surface 15. The slots 14 divide the end of the part 11 into segments 16 and each segment is cut-away as at 17 to permit' the part to be used for a purpose presently to be described. The top of the part 11 is formed with a threaded opening 18, and the exterior portion of the top is milled as at 19 for burnishing or reaming purposes. t

.The part 12 above referred to, comprises a shank 2O having a kerf 21 at one end, and a head 22 at its opposite end. The head 22 is of a diameter to fit within the open end of the part 11, and is also provided with a kerf 28. The head 22 has its under face concaved as at 24 to form a seat for a plate or disk 25 having a .spherical head, and which plate carries a rubber gasket or wash` er 26. The shank 20 is externally screw threaded as at 27 for a portion of its length and the diameter is such as to permit the threads to co-act with the threaded opening 18 in the part 11 for performing the different operations to be presently described. The threads 27 are broken by vertical slots 28 to render the threaded surface capable of use as a tap for cutting threads on the interior walls of a valve casing.

In Figure 2, the part 11 is shown for use .in cleaning or rethreading the end of a valve casing 29 wherein the segments 16 serve as a thread die, it beingl understood that the part 11 is placed over the end of the valve casing and given a turning movement.

The interior threads 30 in the top of the valve casing 29 often become worn by the constant removal of the valve stem 31, and in such case, the threads 27 of the part 12 are used to resharpen these threads as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.

It has been found that when rethreading the casing, a flange will appear on the top of the casing, and the milled surface 19 of the part 11 is used to remove this flange to provide a smooth surface. This operation is clearly shown in Figure 4.

Then it is desired to remove the valve stem 31 from the casing 29, the part 12 is V,its contents', the part l1 is screwed down over the open end of thestem -as shoWnin Figure-6 and tlie'part 12 is screwed through thel threaded opening into Contact withthe end of the `valve stem thus depressing the 'Valve against the tension of the 'spring usually employed *ttor holding the same seated. "The air-from the casing`29 is per- `mitted to pass out through the slots 14 in the part 1l; In Figure 7 the parts are shown as assembled' for sealing the open end of the Valve easing. 'For' this purpose `the part l2 is connected with the partll by passing the shank 20 through the threaded opening 18 to bring the headf22'intothe open end of the'pa'rtA 11,"the'threads 27 lco'-acting with thef threads in the opening 18. The

`washer or gasket is seated against :the y'head 22 after which the part 11' is threaded to the exterior of the easingv 29. The :part

l l2 is vthen rotated or screwed down tolbring the washer into sealing engagement with'the top of the casing where it will seal the same 4pneumatic tir@J valves.

land prevent 'leakage should lany of `the parts constituting `the valve structure become worn.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that there has been shown and describedfan article which may be used for numerous purposes, and which consists of a Vminimum number of parts, the same being ready for instant use for the .repairs `of VVhileI have described whatI deemtobe the most desirable embodiment ot' my invention, it is obvious that 'many ofthe `de`` tails maybe Variedwithout in any way departing trom the spirit ofmyinvention,

and Ithere'fore do not limit myself-tol the exact details of construetionherein setforth 'nor to anything less than lthewhole o my only "by the appended invention limited bla'in.

lVhat is claimed as new is:- A 'device of "the class described comprising a pairofseparable partsrmeans formed i on one oi' said parts i'or threading the ex` terior of avalve stein, means onthe other of saidpartsjiior threading the nterioro'fra valve stem, and a' threaded opening iorrned vin said irstpart forco-aotion w'ithsaidlast means for holding said `parts. correlated `when the device Vis appliedto a valve stern for closingl the open end ofthelsame.

In testimony whereof 'I haveafixed my signature.

CHARLES SATTLER. 

